When you’re learning American geography, it’s always surprising to find out that so many of the capitals of states across the Union are not located in the state’s largest city, or even its second largest city. In fact, many capitals are in relatively-small communities and in opposite parts of the state. Alaska’s capital, Juneau, is…
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School districts get awesome military vehicle
When you think of the buyers for a military vehicle that makes a Hummer look like a Toyota Corolla, a “school district” is the last buyer you’d think would be placing a bid. But for the grand total of $5000 in shipping costs, the San Diego and Los Angeles Unified School Districts inherited a $730,000…
Missing a LEGO piece? Look no further
LEGOs are one of those toys that kids have been playing with for generations and will likely continue to play with for generations after I’m put out to pasture, hopefully on some Caribbean isle. But they’re like putting together mini pieces of IKEA furniture. It always seems like one piece is missing, or things just…
Man goes to work on his birthday. His 101st birthday.
Having to spend your birthday at work sucks. You’re surrounded by people you don’t really like, in a place you don’t really want to be, doing something you don’t really want to do, but hey, there’s cake. A New Jersey man celebrates his birthday at work. Not news, right? I’m sure there’s at least a…
Man arrested for being too buff
Apparently, in Sweden, being too buff is a crime: Police in Malmö, southern Sweden, asked the muscly man on the street if he had been taking performance enhancing drugs. The man evaded the questions, prompting police to search his apartment. Aren’t you glad you live in America, when you can be as buff as you…
You won’t believe the wine stolen at this Boston-area grocery store
Shoplifting seems like something of the past these days, since just about everything over $2 has one of those little scanners on it to prevent you from lifting it on the shelf. Buying a damn razor nearly requires a government security clearance. So it’s a mystery as to how a couple was able to shoplift…
This is California’s third largest city. You’ve never heard of it.
When you think of California—you think of big cities like Los Angeles and San Diego. In fact, those are California’s two largest cities by population, with Los Angeles hovering above 3.7 million and San Diego at around 1.3 million people. They’re also California’s two largest cities by area, each occupying over 300 square miles of…
These vans are nicer than most private jets
Motorhomes are passé. Limos are tacky. What’s a suave gent to do when he has to take a few friends somewhere nice? Luxury vans are the hottest new forms of transport, with both Ford and Mercedes debuting revolutionary takes on the humble hippie van. Ford’s new Transit Skyliner, which replaces the Ford (Rapevan) Econoline, is…
Liquid cake–coming to a trendy restaurant near you?
Molecular gastronomy is the study of using science to make foods that defy the senses. Imagine cheese lighter than air, cotton candy foie gras, and inkjet-printed crackers. In Japan, they’ve developed a cake called mizu shingen mochi using water from the Japanese Alps, creating a cake that looks like an enormous droplet of water. The…
What ate this great white shark?
A 9-foot great white shark tagged for research off the coast of Australia mysteriously disappeared recently, leaving only the tracking device to wash ashore. Great white sharks don’t just…go missing out of nowhere. And as an “apex predator”, great whites are the top of the top of the food chain, able to take on anything…